Senate
Spain elections · 1979-03-01 · held
Senate: 208 elected seats.
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Results: final · complete coverage · Candidate-vote marks, excluding blank ballots; voters may select several candidates (49,972,905)
Turnout: 67.43%
| Party / candidate | Weighted votes | Weighted vote share | Seats | Electoral votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union of the Democratic Centre (UCD) | 16691333 | 33.4008% | 119 | — |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) | 12762128 | 25.5381% | 60 | — |
| Communist Party of Spain (PCE) | 4407905 | 8.8206% | 0 | — |
| Democratic Coalition (CD) | 2897073 | 5.7973% | 3 | — |
| New Agreement (PSC–ERC) | 2708504 | 5.4199% | 10 | — |
| For the Agreement (PSUC–PTC) | 1832941 | 3.6679% | 1 | — |
| Convergence and Union (CiU) | 1387176 | 2.7759% | 1 | — |
| National Union (UN) | 1089883 | 2.1809% | 0 | — |
| Socialist Party of Andalusia–Andalusian Party (PSA–PA) | 1026345 | 2.0538% | 0 | — |
| Basque Nationalist Party (EAJ/PNV) | 843452 | 1.6878% | 8 | — |
| Popular Unity (HB) | 465852 | 0.9322% | 1 | — |
| Party of Labour of Spain (PTE) | 412782 | 0.826% | 0 | — |
| Workers' Revolutionary Organization (ORT) | 290967 | 0.5822% | 0 | — |
| Communist Movement–Organization of Communist Left (MC–OIC) | 257830 | 0.5159% | 0 | — |
| Basque Country Left (EE) | 209107 | 0.4184% | 0 | — |
| Republican Left (IR) | 205512 | 0.4112% | 0 | — |
| Galician National-Popular Bloc (BNPG) | 196920 | 0.3941% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (historical) (PSOEh) | 179519 | 0.3592% | 0 | — |
| Galician Unity (PG–POG–PSG) | 177549 | 0.3553% | 0 | — |
| Navarrese Unity (UNA) | 137275 | 0.2747% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Phalanx–Falangist Unity (FE–UF) | 130616 | 0.2614% | 0 | — |
| Regionalist Aragonese Party (PAR) | 117150 | 0.2344% | 0 | — |
| Valencian Regional Union (URV) | 116386 | 0.2329% | 0 | — |
| Canarian People's Union (UPC) | 115878 | 0.2319% | 0 | — |
| Liberal Party (PL) | 110347 | 0.2208% | 0 | — |
| Revolutionary Communist League (LCR) | 109118 | 0.2184% | 0 | — |
| Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | 90065 | 0.1802% | 0 | — |
| Navarrese People's Union (UPN) | 84289 | 0.1687% | 0 | — |
| Carlist Party (PC) | 84028 | 0.1681% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Democratic Republican Action (ARDE) | 73308 | 0.1467% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Phalanx of the CNSO (Authentic) (FE–JONS(A)) | 70659 | 0.1414% | 0 | — |
| Group of Independent Electors (ADEI) | 63257 | 0.1266% | 3 | — |
| Left Bloc for National Liberation (BEAN) | 54055 | 0.1082% | 0 | — |
| Authentic Spanish Phalanx (FEA) | 49190 | 0.0984% | 0 | — |
| Coalition for Aragon (PSAr–PSDA) | 48031 | 0.0961% | 0 | — |
| Communist Organization–Communist Unification (OCEBR–UCE) | 41656 | 0.0834% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Ruralist Party (PRE) | 40086 | 0.0802% | 0 | — |
| Union for the Freedom of Speech (ULE) | 38968 | 0.078% | 0 | — |
| Pro-Austerity Policy Political Party (PIPPA) | 36280 | 0.0726% | 0 | — |
| Independent (INDEP) | 32055 | 0.0641% | 0 | — |
| Social Christian Democracy of Catalonia (DSCC) | 29367 | 0.0588% | 0 | — |
| Galician Democratic Candidacy (CDG) | 26426 | 0.0529% | 0 | — |
| Party of the Canarian Country (PPC) | 25960 | 0.0519% | 0 | — |
| Independent (INDEP) | 21891 | 0.0438% | 1 | — |
| Socialist Party of Mallorca (PSM) | 19753 | 0.0395% | 0 | — |
| Workers' Communist Party (PCT) | 17888 | 0.0358% | 0 | — |
| Salamancan Regionalist Candidacy (CRS) | 17019 | 0.0341% | 0 | — |
| Independent (INDEP) | 14758 | 0.0295% | 0 | — |
| Menorcan Progressive Candidacy (PSM–PSOE–PCIB–PTI) | 11745 | 0.0235% | 1 | — |
| Independent Candidacy of the Countryside (CIC) | 10333 | 0.0207% | 0 | — |
| Nationalist Party of Castile and León (PANCAL) | 8795 | 0.0176% | 0 | — |
| Asturian Nationalist Council (CNA) | 8309 | 0.0166% | 0 | — |
| Entirely Anti-Partisan (EA) | 7931 | 0.0159% | 0 | — |
| Independent Progressive Candidacy (CPI) | 7763 | 0.0155% | 0 | — |
| Independent (INDEP) | 7266 | 0.0145% | 0 | — |
| New National Left (NIN) | 7053 | 0.0141% | 0 | — |
| Catalan State (EC) | 6998 | 0.014% | 0 | — |
| Riojan Autonomy (AR) | 6835 | 0.0137% | 0 | — |
| Independent (INDEP) | 5263 | 0.0105% | 0 | — |
| Zamorans for Zamora–Independent Candidacy (ZZ) | 5125 | 0.0103% | 0 | — |
| National Front of Catalonia (FNC) | 4566 | 0.0091% | 0 | — |
| Majorera Assembly (AM) | 4458 | 0.0089% | 0 | — |
| Spanish Communist Workers' Party (PCOE) | 3431 | 0.0069% | 0 | — |
| Independent (INDEP) | 3416 | 0.0068% | 0 | — |
| Canarian Nationalist Party (PNC) | 3141 | 0.0063% | 0 | — |
| Independent (INDEP) | 1698 | 0.0034% | 0 | — |
| Proverist Party (PPr) | 242 | 0.0005% | 0 | — |
| Xirinacs Electoral Group (AE Xirinacs) | — | — | 0 | — |
| Aragonese Candidacy of Democratic Unity (CAUD) | — | — | 0 | — |
Raw totals count candidate selections, not individual voters. Blank and invalid ballots are separate from the candidate-vote share denominator. Only directly elected senators are recorded. Royal appointments in 1977 and autonomous-community designations are excluded.
Sources & further reading
Historical national results and certified-source bibliography